Question follow-through · 30785

Mental Health Services: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help armed forces veterans access mental health support in Leigh and Atherton constituency.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
11 Feb 2025
Target answer date
13 Feb 2025
Answer
18 Feb 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 11 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help armed forces veterans access mental health support in Leigh and Atherton constituency.

  2. 13 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    NHS England commissions Op COURAGE, the integrated mental health and wellbeing service, which allows veterans to make self-referrals. The Op COURAGE North service, run by the Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, covers the Leigh an...

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